Q&A
Commissioner Hendon emphasizes the importance of transition programs
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Commissioner James Hendon highlights the critical importance of transition programs for veterans, drawing from experiences of other states. He emphasizes the need to establish early connections with veterans returning to New York City.
- DVS has implemented transition assistance programs at Citi Field and Yankee Stadium
- The department now receives information from DD-214 and DD-2648 forms to identify incoming veterans
- Hendon stresses the importance of forming relationships and building trust with veterans to effectively provide mental health support
James Hendon
1:26:55
Transition.
Robert F. Holden
1:26:56
Could you could you pull them mind?
James Hendon
1:26:57
I'm sorry.
1:26:57
I'm I said, I'm a refer to Lauren for the meat of that.
1:26:59
But one piece of this, I wanna say, it's transition, transition, transition, transition.
1:27:04
We saw what other states were doing as far as putting together their own transition assistance programs.
1:27:08
And so that's we said, let's do something.
1:27:10
That we do now out out at Cityfield at Yankee Stadium.
1:27:13
It's we've worked lockstep with others who do this at the state level to NDC to get the information for the veterans who are coming home.
1:27:22
So we know who they are as soon as they get here.
1:27:24
So when a place now, as I mentioned in the last hearing where, as soon as DD 214 is is processed, we have that.
1:27:30
Also, when a veteran fills out a form called a DD 2648 saying, I'm gonna come to New York.
1:27:36
I'll be when I get get on another term, I'm gonna go to New York, and then next year, 2 years, etcetera.
1:27:41
We get that information too, and so we're really trying to be on offense with this.
1:27:44
And those are some things that we've gotten from it.
1:27:46
This is about forming a relationship.
1:27:48
I can't even help you with mental health if I don't know who you are and if you don't trust me.
1:27:51
And so I just say that transition is a key component, and that we've really taken the lead as far as looking at what our other peers have done at the state level.
1:28:01
And I'll I'll defer to Lauren to get the It's elbow raises.
Lauren D'Mello
1:28:04
Hi.
